Add a "Someday" / "Not Yet" designation and section
The Problem
Projects accumulate tasks that can't be tackled for weeks, months, or longer. These fill the active task list, creating visual clutter that makes it harder to focus on what actually needs attention now. The cognitive load of constantly seeing irrelevant tasks slows down project processing and increases overwhelm.
The Solution
Add a "Not Yet" (or "Someday") task status within the existing scheduling dialogue. This creates a backlog system visible when needed, hidden when not.
How It Works
Within projects/areas: Tasks marked "Not Yet" drop below active tasks into their own section with visually distinct checkboxes (dotted circles, grayed out, etc.). This section can toggle on/off.
Global view: A dedicated “Someday” or "Not Yet" menu item shows all backlogged tasks across projects, making periodic review and promotion to active status straightforward.
Why This Matters
Every task manager faces the same core challenge: visual overwhelm from seeing more than we can currently handle. This feature dramatically reduces that stress by letting users defer without losing track, keeping the active workspace clean and cognitively manageable.
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Coral Deer
Nov 10
Having a dedicated Vault space for "Someday/Maybe" ideas—or just a simple Backlog status—would solve a headache to save information for future use:
Keeps the Inbox clean: Right now, ideas we aren't executing anytime soon end up clogging the Inbox or creating clutter inside active goals.
Less mental overload: When you know an idea is safely saved in a "hold" state, it’s much easier to clear your mind and stick to what actually needs to get done today.
Keeps view focused: Help stay 100% focused on active projects, without inactive ideas messing up the flow.
Hope this gets picked up soon!
Moccasin Wobble
Oct 23
Maybe a solution, or at least a workaround for now, is using the smart lists. You could create a smart list and have it include all the tasks you haven’t scheduled yet. Then you can use filters to sort them by goal, project, etc.
Another thing could be the grouping within the project/goal. you could create a “Not Yet” grouping for the tasks to actively put them away and clean up your view. Or maybe better, the deadline feature… group by that and give those tasks a deadline, use the deadline as a point to review and either plan the task or get rid of it because it’s not important enough for you to prioritize doing.
Honestly though, the tools I’ve used that have a “someday” feature, that basically becomes a wasteland of undone and forgotten tasks.
Ivory Gust
Aug 17
Really just need statuses for Tasks other than Not Done and Done. In progress / waiting / next / not yet / etc.
We should just be able to set these ourselves to what we want.
The fact that we can’t track what is in progress vs what isn’t doesn’t make sense. Tags aren’t for this.
Indigo Milkshake
Jun 9
NOT Needed, this is how you accumulate tasks that you never complete. just leave them in all tasks. or delete them. The goal of tasks is action forward not day dreaming of the tasks you could do. but a step by step ladder on actually achieving
“do or do not do, there is no try” - yoda
Amber Beach
Jun 9
Yeah, got it. I’m not daydreaming. That’s why I’d call this section Not Yet instead of Someday. But having a way to clean up tasks that are not yet active but are needed to be clear about the long term path is really helpful.
Moccasin Meerkat
May 30
I’d love this.
Amber Beach
May 30
Right?? A friend of mine is a fantastic coach, and he tells his clients that a task manager doesn’t exist so you can get everything done today; its highest purpose is to help you know what NOT to do right now. This feature would make a real difference in that way.
Amber Haccou
Apr 11